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Harbor Regional Center

Serves part of Los Angeles County. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole catchment area.

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Regional centers · DDS

People served with an autism diagnosis on record

Monthly counts of people the center serves whose record includes an autism diagnosis. People not receiving regional center services are not included.

Autism diagnosis on record10,964Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier9,932Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthHarbor Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
03,0006,0009,00012,00020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202510,964
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PeriodHRC
20143,667
20153,707
20153,732
20153,736
20153,747
20153,777
20153,788
20153,814
20153,836
20153,852
20153,898
20153,910
20153,942
20163,980
20163,994
20164,007
20164,052
20164,066
20164,101
20164,125
20164,153
20164,205
20164,246
20164,300
20164,344
20174,370
20174,402
20174,441
20174,501
20174,526
20174,560
20174,626
20174,666
20174,740
20174,772
20174,822
20174,879
20184,909
20184,963
20185,007
20185,051
20185,093
20185,160
20185,206
20185,257
20185,308
20185,354
20185,421
20185,497
20195,525
20195,581
20195,644
20195,681
20195,741
20195,814
20195,869
20195,944
20195,985
20196,048
20196,128
20196,191
20206,215
20206,274
20206,287
20206,304
20206,340
20206,375
20206,406
20206,459
20206,517
20206,602
20206,662
20206,721
20216,772
20216,848
20216,894
20216,934
20217,000
20217,053
20217,113
20217,148
20217,171
20217,223
20217,269
20217,368
20227,397
20227,423
20227,469
20227,595
20227,652
20227,706
20227,795
20227,842
20227,896
20227,982
20228,043
20228,147
20238,211
20238,265
20238,340
20238,424
20238,499
20238,586
20238,667
20238,642
20238,819
20238,866
20238,938
20239,028
20249,088
20249,176
20249,282
20249,362
20249,460
20249,521
20249,596
20249,679
20249,773
20249,844
20249,932
20249,967
20259,987
202510,091
202510,200
202510,299
202510,428
202510,500
202510,558
202510,665
202510,759
202510,836
202510,964

What this measures: Counts people served by a regional center, not everyone with the condition. One person can have several diagnoses, so these counts cannot be added together. Figures cover the center's whole catchment area and are not split by county.

To ask HRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Caseload by status

Everyone on HRC's caseload at the end of each month, from DDS's Monthly Consumer Caseload report. This counts people of every age and every qualifying condition, not only autism.

Early Start, under 31,644Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 0.6% from 1,634 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older518Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 31.7% from 758 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)1,011Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 48.5% from 681 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served20,945Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 8.7% from 19,267 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthHarbor Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
01,0002,0003,0004,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-091,6445181,011
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-062,007359141
2022-072,022392148
2022-082,007433160
2022-091,988460177
2024-051,811590277
2024-061,857636276
2024-071,851646275
2024-081,854605270
2024-091,839684275
2024-101,807749276
2024-111,843818281
2024-121,805785272
2025-011,755841269
2025-021,746855306
2025-031,762929364
2025-041,760925404
2025-051,780853447
2025-061,758941514
2025-071,725870572
2025-081,632776622
2025-091,634758681
2025-101,684823700
2025-111,658787734
2025-121,612768781
2026-011,587725827
2026-021,615745846
2026-031,567700858
2026-041,587609902
2026-051,647586941
2026-061,631609955
2026-071,659525987
2026-081,690518983
2026-091,6445181,011

The line breaks where DDS has no usable report: the files DDS posted between November 2022 and April 2024 all repeat the June 2022 report, so those 19 months are left empty rather than filled in.

What this measures: Everyone on the regional center's caseload at the end of the report month, by DDS status: intake (status 0, being evaluated), Early Start (status 1, under age 3), active under the Lanterman Act (status 2), state-operated (status 8) and provisional eligibility (status U, children under 5). DDS redacts cells of 1 to 10 people and builds its totals by rounding each redacted cell to the nearest ten, so a total can differ from the true count by a few people per redacted cell. Regional centers report for their whole catchment area, never by county.

To ask HRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Spending on purchased services

What HRC paid vendors for services in FY 2024–25 (July to June), from DDS's Annual Purchase of Service Report. Staff time at the regional center itself, including intake and service coordination, is not included.

Total purchase-of-service spending$428.5MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $341.1M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$19,591Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $16,330

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used62.8%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 66.6%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services20.5%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 22.5%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageHarbor Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · HRC$3,845
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · HRC$9,475
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · HRC$44,642
  • Ages 22 and older · California$55,401
Race or ethnicity, all ages, FY 2024–25
Race or ethnicityPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
American Indian or Alaska Native27$30,382$29,522Suppressed
Asian2,462$22,144$23,31221.7%
Black or African American2,467$22,328$33,29322.3%
Hispanic9,635$14,288$16,12420.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander82$22,696$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one3,677$12,788$13,66521.2%
White3,521$37,351$39,59017.9%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other411$25,739$31,90219.7%
Chinese47$23,228$30,220Suppressed
English18,443$20,179$25,11122.2%
Spanish2,942$14,988$15,8949.9%
Vietnamese28$19,807$20,317Suppressed
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism11,309$16,179$18,99026.2%
Cerebral palsy1,051$53,098$50,45013.6%
Epilepsy1,275$56,819$58,50514.7%
Fifth category2,101$21,118$26,94221.3%
Intellectual disability6,698$40,683$44,45818.2%
Other3,719$2,934$5,3226.0%

What this measures: Fiscal year July to June. People counted are those active in January of the fiscal year or with any purchased service during it; someone who moved between regional centers can be counted at both. Spending covers services the regional center bought from vendors (purchase of service), not its own staff. Per-person spending divides by everyone counted, including people with no purchases, and is not adjusted for age or need: centers serving more adults in residential care spend more per person. DDS suppresses small cells. DDS changed how race and language are recorded late in FY 2024–25 and advises caution comparing those groups across years.

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To ask HRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Other qualifying conditions on record

A person can have more than one of these diagnoses, so the rows overlap. Adding them up would count some people twice.

Condition (DDS data dictionary)People with this diagnosis on recordThrough
Autism spectrum disorder10,964Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability6,412Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy1,027Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy1,219Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category1,670Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Harbor Regional Center

We have not yet checked HRC's intake contacts ourselves. The DDS regional center directory lists its phone numbers and offices. Children under 3 can be referred to Early Start without a doctor's referral; people 3 and older can apply for regional center eligibility.

Counties in this catchment area

Los Angeles County, shared with other regional centers

Los Angeles

Catchment description as published by DDS: “The Harbor Regional Center serves the health districts of Bellflower, Harbor, Long Beach, and Torrance within the city of Los Angeles.”

Sources

Where these numbers come from

Figures are copied from public files without adjustment. Suppressed cells stay blank. Each source's own definitions apply.

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  1. Regional centers · DDSDDS Consumers by Diagnosis, Early Start Consumers, and Regional CenterCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, via the California Open Data Portal (CC BY)
    Editions used
    ckan-2026-10-08
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    Oct 16, 2026
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  2. Regional centers · DDSDDS Monthly Consumer Caseload, Regional Center Caseloads by StatusCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Monthly Consumer Caseload report
    Editions used
    2026-09
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; DDS de-identified public release
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  3. Regional centers · DDSDDS Annual Purchase of Service (POS) Reports, machine-readableCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Annual Purchase of Service Reports (WIC 4519.5)
    Editions used
    2024-25
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; de-identified under the CalHHS De-Identification Guidelines
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